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#1 RECORD Vinyl Record

#1 RECORD Vinyl Record

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#1 Record is the debut album by the American power pop group Big Star. It was released in 1972 by Memphis-based Ardent Records. Many critics praised the album's elegant vocal harmonies and refined song craft but #1 Record suffered from poor distribution and sold fewer than 10,000 copies. However, #1 Record has more recently attracted wider attention, and in 2003 it was ranked number 438 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone magazine also ranked the song "Thirteen" as number 396 on it's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. #1 Record is the only Big Star album on which group founder Chris Bell is officially credited as a member. Bell had a major hand in the record through songwriting, vocals, and guitar work. The polished sound of #1 Record, in contrast to the messier styles of the band's subsequent albums, Radio City and Third/Sister Lovers, is attributed by producer John Fry to the presence of Bell: "When Chris Bell was still in the band, he took more interest than anybody in the production and technology end of things. He had a good production mind... The reason why the second album is rougher, with fewer harmonies, is due to the absence of Chris's influence in the studio.

Track List
[Disc 1]

Feel - 3:34 (Lead: Bell)

The Ballad of El Goodo - 4:21 (Lead: Chilton)

In the Street - 2:55 (Lead: Bell)

Thirteen - 2:34 (Lead: Chilton)

Don't Lie to Me - 3:07 (Lead: Bell)

The India Song (Andy Hummel) - 2:20 (Lead: Chilton)

[Disc 2]

When My Baby's Beside Me - 3:22 (Lead: Chilton)

My Life Is Right - 3:07 (Lead: Bell)

Give Me Another Chance - 3:26 (Lead: Chilton)

Try Again - 3:31 (Lead: Bell)

Watch the Sunrise - 3:45 (Lead: Chilton & Bell)

St 100/6 - 1:01 (Lead: Bell & Chilton)

Protection
Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.

Packaging
All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.